International classical musicians to perform with La Sierra Chamber Orchestra

 

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – International concert artists, violinist Niv Ashkenazi and pianist Valeria Morgovskaya, will join the La Sierra University Chamber Orchestra in a recital this month at the university’s Hole Memorial Auditorium.

Award-winning violinist and international concert artist Niv Ashkenazi will perform at La Sierra University.
Award-winning violinist and international concert artist Niv Ashkenazi will perform at La Sierra University.
Concert pianist Valeria Morgovskaya will join violinist Niv Ashkenazi and the La Sierra University Chamber Orchestra on Jan. 22.
Concert pianist Valeria Morgovskaya will join violinist Niv Ashkenazi and the La Sierra University Chamber Orchestra on Jan. 22.

The performance will take place Sun., Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. and will feature Antonín Dvořák’s “Sonatina Op. 100, B. 183 in G major,” Arvo Pärt’s “Spiegel im Spiegel,” Olivier Messiaen’s “Praise to the immortality of Jesus,” and Edvard Grieg’s “Sonata No. 2, Op. 13 in G major.”

Ashkenazi has won numerous competitions, including the 2010 American Protégé International Piano and Strings Competition and the 2007 VSA International Young Soloist Award. He has been invited to perform at the Lake George Music Festival, Perlman Music Program’s Chamber Music Workshop, Music Academy of the West, Keshet Eilon Summer Mastercourse in Israel, and iPalpiti Festival of International Laureates. He has played live on classical radio station KMZT and on LA Talk Radio. He works with Street Symphony, an organization founded by Los Angeles Philharmonic member Vijay Gupta, dedicated to bringing inclusive performances to people experiencing incarceration and homelessness. He has made several Carnegie Hall and Kennedy Center appearances, and has performed in Europe, the Middle East, and across the United States.

Ashkenazi holds both a B.M. and an M.M. from The Juilliard School, where he was a student of Itzhak Perlman and Glenn Dicterow. He serves on the board of the Los Angeles Youth Orchestra, as well as on the professional advisory board of Shane’s Inspiration, a global non-profit organization dedicated to building inclusive playgrounds. In addition to performing, he maintains a teaching studio in Los Angeles.

Morgovskaya graduated from the Kiev State Conservatory in 1990. She has been in high demand since her immigration to the United States as accompanist for singers and all orchestral instrumentalists. She has provided accompaniment for many national and international competitions, including the Schoenfeld International String Competition on Hong Kong. 

Morgovskaya currently works as staff accompanist at Loyola Marymount University, the University of California, Los Angeles, Idyllwild School of Music and Arts, and the Montecito International Music Festival which for the past two years has been held at La Sierra University.

Tickets are $15 general admission. For further information call 951-785-2036, email music@lasierra.edu, or visit lasierra.edu/music/. La Sierra University is located at 4500 Riverwalk Parkway, Riverside. A campus map is available at https://lasierra.edu/campus-map/.

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